Always

by alinaandalion

Nate and Sophie... Through it all, they were constants for each other, alternately friends or lovers. It shouldn't be so complicated, but it seemed the stars never quite lined up for them.

2. I'm Not That Girl

"Don't wish, don't start/ Wishing only wounds the heart/ I wasn't born for the rose and pearl/ There's a girl I know/ He loves her so/ I'm not that girl."- "I'm Not That Girl" from Wicked

Sophie always hated the fact that she was jealous of Maggie. It was a part of her that she loathed and buried as deep as she could. But, Maggie had Nate, at least at one point in time. And despite the fact that Maggie had suffered the heartbreak of losing her son and husband, Sophie still envied the fact that Maggie had the life Sophie had always wanted, even if it was for only a short time.

Maggie tried not to be jealous of Sophie. She really did. But when she realized that Sophie's relationship with Nate went all the way back to a time when Nate was still married to her, she might have felt a surge of hatred for the woman. She thought, no, she knew that Sophie had been in love with Nate for a long time. And Maggie doubted that Sophie had kept her feelings a secret. And even though she didn't love Nate now, at least not like she had, she was jealous of Sophie. Because Sophie had always had a part of Nate.